The Rick Smith Show - Full Show - May 6, 2016

Dave Hoskowicz, CWA Unit 44 Local 13000 Vice President and 19 year Verizon employee joins Rick to discuss the May 5th National Day of Action, give an on the ground report of moral on the picket,and share an update of where things are with negotiations. 

Darrin Kelly, Executive Vice President of the Allegheny Central Labor Council and IAFF Local 1 member joins Rick to talk about the workers protesting in Pittsburgh as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) holds its spring meeting to decide on what anti-worker,anti-education, anti-environment policies they can push through Pennsylvania’s General Assembly. 

Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University joins Rick to talk about the latest disappointing job numbers and what policy makers need to do to boost manufacturing and job creation across the nation. 

Isaiah Poole, Director of Online Communications for the Campaign for America’s Future joins Rick to discuss the recent stories of the nation losing its mind and even greater polarization as a tow truck driver claims God told him to leave a disabled woman stranded on the side of the road because of a Bernie Sanders bumper sticker. 

Mary Bottari, Center for Media and Democracy’s Deputy Director joins Rick to lay out the grand plan being offered up to legislatures across the nation by ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council and what citizens need to know as their poison comes to your local government.